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Biden administration opposes Alaska mining road approved by Trump administration

Ambler Road runs through Indigenous lands, and the Trump administration is alleged by Alaska Natives to have skirted environmental review process for it.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, claiming that the Trump administration subverted Indigenous rights and environmental protections in the pursuit of a 211-mile road meant to provide access to the Ambler Mining District in northwest Alaska.

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